Storm Host OBU, ATU for Key Matchups

Men's Basketball | 2/18/2015 6:04:00 PM

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern can lock up a trip to the Great American Conference postseason tournament on Thursday with a win over league-leading Ouachita Baptist when they face off on Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
The Savage Storm will then close out the weekend with a 3 p.m. contest against Arkansas Tech, also at Bloomer Sullivan Arena.
 
SE is riding a three-game winning streak which included road wins at Arkansas-Monticello and Harding to lift the team's record to 13-11 overall and 9-7 in GAC play which is in fifth place, a half-game behind southern Arkansas for fourth.
 
The Storm features a pair of scoffers in the league's top 10 with Taylor Smaller putting up 15.8 ppg and Danny Powell right behind at 15.6 per game which ranked them sixth and seventh, respectively.
 
Sami Bzai also checks in in double-digits with 10.9 ppg and is second in the league in three-point field goal percentage at 45.7 percent, making 53-of-116.
 
Defensively SE ranks well individually, led by Darius Harris who paces the GAC in rebounding at 9.1 boards per outing, while Danny Powell is ninth at 6.9 per game and Antonio worthy has moved to 14^th with 5.9 rpg.
 
Worthy also leads the league in blocked shots with 1.8 per game or 44 on the season, while Harris and Trevor Jackson are each averaging 1.3 per contest.
 
The Tigers come into the game with a 17-4 record overall and a 13-3 mark in league play to top the GAC.
 
OBU is led by Tirrell Brown who is averaging 18.1 ppg, while Colt Fason, Justin McCleary and Micah Delph each average in double-digits.
 
Fason leads the team in rebounding at 7.7, with Brown right behind at 7.6.
 
ATU heads into the weekend at 12-12 overall and 8-8 in GAC play, a game behind the Storm in the standings.
 
Mike Balogun leads the team with 14.8 ppg, while DJ Jethroe hauls in a team-best 5.0 rebounds per game.